| Many in need of guidance turn to free tarot readings | | | | expensive magical or spiritual services that they claim |
| online. But is it even worth the effort? The short | | | | will remove the supposed curse (which probably |
| version is NO! Here's why: | | | | never existed in the first place.) The fact is, most |
| - Most free tarot readings are computer generated | | | | cases I've seen of "free tarot readings online" |
| – that is, a computer program randomly chooses | | | | performed by a real person who wasn't an amateur |
| which images to display on your screen. Usually, a | | | | trying to practice, have been cases of this. |
| neutral interpretation of the card that can be applied | | | | Nevertheless, many people will continue to demand |
| to any situation accompanies the display. To a | | | | (and oftentimes, require) free tarot card readings. For |
| skeptic this might appear just as good as a real tarot | | | | these people to get the most out of their free |
| reading, but to those that actually believe in the | | | | reading experience, a special book has been created: |
| abilities of tarot to give love readings, success | | | | The Cartomancer's Key. This guidebook to tarot |
| readings, money readings and so on, this won't do at | | | | contains the meaning for all the cards and instructions |
| all. The powers of gravity, the skill of a human reader | | | | on how to perform the spreads, whether or not one |
| is required to give a true and accurate reading | | | | has any psychic ability. This is much better than |
| - Some online tarot readings are what are known as | | | | computer-generated readings, for sure! Even better, |
| "canned readings." In these cases, a single reading is | | | | The Cartomancer's Key requires only a one-time |
| created that can apply to most situations, and this | | | | investment that's less than most professional tarot |
| same reading is delivered to every client who orders | | | | readings. Plus, because the book is short, most |
| a free tarot reading. | | | | people should be able to begin giving themselves |
| - There's a famous con, dubbed by Cat Yronwode | | | | readings within the same day. |
| "The Gypsy Fortune Telling Scam." In this, a fortune | | | | The instructions from The Cartomancer's Key are |
| teller (often offering free or low cost readings) | | | | even employed by professional tarot readers -- that's |
| informs the client that their problems are due to | | | | how great it is! Before you get another tarot reading, |
| some kind of magical interference or curse, and then | | | | get The Cartomancer's Key to Tarot, the Standard |
| pushes the client to buy from them any number of | | | | Deck, and All Other Form of Cards. |